I figured I'd get one of the old boxes (just not the brand new black box, nothing OLD) before they were hard to get. I've never been a huge fan, but as I explore more whisky sometimes you change. Nose - toffee, vanilla, light milk chocolate, and some dark fruits. Much more dessert than sherry fruit flavors. I've never knocked on macallan for poor quality on the nose. I guess some ginger (there's spice and I know macallan always says ginger and I can't tell if I get that or if I'm just following their lead as they think sherry adds it to every bottle they make) Taste - Well this is rich and complex, sherry gives off chocolate, pudding, toffee, vanilla, so much complexity and despite the 43% the mouth feel is killing it. I need to get a glendronach 12 year to do side by side but I'm honestly thinking I need more of these old bottling. Anyone know a way to date these? This bottle is far far better than anything else I've had in terms of MaCallan's 12 year's. Man I love to hate on these guys and they put out plenty of awful for the price whisky but this old bottling is awesome. Anyone know if you can date a 12 year? This store was selling a 1995 18 year before it sold so this could be oldish. I seriously don't recall my last 12 year being this rich in flavor.